#VU90453 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27074
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90453
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27074
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the go7007_load_encoder() function in drivers/media/usb/go7007/go7007-driver.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f11dd3d165b178e738fe73dfeea513e383bedb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/291cda0b805fc0d6e90d201710311630c8667159
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b49fe84c6cefcc1c2336d793b53442e716c95073
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/790fa2c04dfb9f095ec372bf17909424d6e864b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e04d15c8bb3e111dd69f98894acd92d63e87aac3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f31c1cc37411f5f7bcb266133f9a7e1b4bdf2975
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d43988a23c32588ccd0c74219637afb96cd78661
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7405a0d4442792988e9ae834e7d84f9d163731a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9b683844b01d171a72b9c0419a2d760d946ee12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.311
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.214
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.153
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.273
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.83
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.23
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.2